How Did Kfardebian Become The “2024 the Arab Winter Resort Capital”?

Kfardebian was named last week the "2024 Arab Winter Resort Capital" during a ceremony held at the Mzaar ski slopes and attended by the Saudi Ambassador, Lebanon's Tourism Minister and of course representatives from the Kfardebian municipality. The designation was made by the Arab Tourism Organization, an organization derived from the Arab Ministerial Council for Tourism, and specialized in promoting and developing Arab tourism. The ATO is based in Saudi Arabia and includes 22 Arab…

Lebanese Wineries Map

If you're coming to Lebanon this summer and want to go wine tasting, check out this comprehensive map of all its wineries. The map is one of many cool Lebanon posters sold on Cantina Beirut's website. Cantina Sociale Beirut is a cosy space located in Achrafieh that offers food and a wide range of wines. I wasn't aware of their online shop but they have some nice posters, postcards and weirdly enough sacred hearts of…
Baladi

Baalbeck Tour in Spoken Latin

2 years ago
Baalbeck is home to the two largest and grandest Roman temple ruins: the Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter. The Bacchus Temple is considered as one of the best preserved Roman ruins, dating ...
Critiques

Lebanon’s New Tourism Slogan: “Crazy Love” (بحبّك بجنونك)

3 years ago
The Lebanese Tourism Minister unveiled yesterday a new slogan (بحبّك بجنونك) to secure tourists back into visiting Lebanon. The slogan translates into “I love you in your madness” or “Crazy Love” and Minister Nassar wants ...
Baladi

A Virtual Travel Through Time To Bring Baalbek Back to Life

3 years ago
The Directorate General of Antiquities in Lebanon launched, in collaboration with the German Archaeological Institute and Flyover Zone, an application called “Baalbek Reborn: Temples” that provides a digital reconstruction of Baalbek temples and explains the ...
Baladi

Rare Shots From Inside the Jeita Grotto

3 years ago
Photographer Florian Kriechbaumer shared on his instagram yesterday rare shots from inside the Jeita Grotto. Tourists are forbidden from taking pictures inside the grotto but Kriechbaumer was exceptionally allowed to snap few shots hours after ...
Lebanon

Low-cost German Airline Eurowings to Launch Direct flights to Beirut from Berlin, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf

4 years ago
Under the label “families and homeland visits”, cheap German airline and Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings has decided to expand its flights and connect 3 new German cities to Beirut. They will be served as follows: 1- ...
Lebanon

Daskara: A Community-Driven Guide To Lebanon’s Hidden Gems

4 years ago
DASKARA, which is Arabic for “Authentic village”, is a recently launched app that is user-driven and serves as a repository of insider information on the plethora of natural and cultural sites in Lebanon. The app ...
Lebanon

Baladak Siyehtak: Promoting Domestic Tourism

4 years ago
No, Lebanon is not an affordable country nor a hot spot for tourist as some would like it to be, yet the best thing, and probably only thing, we can do this summer is promote ...
Critiques

We Need More Apple Picking Venues in Lebanon

5 years ago
Every year since the Syrian crisis began, Lebanese apple farmers are in crisis. They’re unable sell their apple and exporting them is too costly. Every year, farmers have no choice but to leave their apples ...
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